Archive · 8 Sep 2026
80-Year-Old Man Dies After Alleged Hospital Fall in Mumbai
An 80-year-old man named Najmuddin Yusuf Ali Kapadia was being treated at Noor Hospital in Mumbai.
He had been admitted since September 1 because of a urinary infection.
On September 3, he reportedly had a cardiac arrest and was taken to the intensive care unit.
After his condition improved, he was moved to a ward on the hospital’s fifth floor.
On September 7, he allegedly fell or jumped from that floor.
He was badly injured.
A hospital doctor examined him and declared him dead.
Police are investigating what happened.
Najmuddin Yusuf Ali Kapadia, 80, died after allegedly jumping from Noor Hospital’s fifth floor.
The incident occurred at about 2:25 p.m. on September 7.
Kapadia had been admitted to the hospital since September 1 for treatment of a urinary infection.
He reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest on September 3 and was moved to the ICU.
Police are conducting further inquiries into the circumstances of the incident.
- Who
- Najmuddin Yusuf Ali Kapadia, an 80-year-old hospital patient.
- What
- He allegedly jumped from the fifth floor of Noor Hospital and died from his injuries.
- When
- About 2:25 p.m. on September 7.
- Where
- Noor Hospital on Mohammad Ali Road in Mumbai.
- Why
- The circumstances and reason for the incident have not been established; police are investigating.
- Deceased
- Najmuddin Yusuf Ali Kapadia, 80
- Hospital
- Noor Hospital
- Location
- Mohammad Ali Road, Mumbai
- Admission date
- September 1
- Medical treatment
- Urinary infection
- Reported cardiac arrest
- September 3
- Incident time
- Approximately 2:25 p.m. on September 7